PetroCard, Waste Management open first public-access CNG-fuel facility in Seattle

In Washington state, PetroCard and Waste Management announced the opening of the first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station in Seattle. The facility, operated by PetroCard, is the first public-access CNG facility in the city, and will serve the general public as well as Watse Management’s fleet of GNG-powered trucks.

There are now more than 120,000 CNG vehicles in the US, which typically offer comparable or better fuel economy than gasoline and is up to one-third lower in price, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. CNG can be formed both from renewable and non-renewable sources.

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